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In the sixteenth minute of every game, Chelsea fans start chanting the name of Roberto Di Matteo. And the campaign to get “Rafa Out” only abates slightly when the side win. Since the Fink Tank rated Rafa Benítez as a good manager, who did well with the money he had, this seems like a good place to start when considering managerial sackings.

Chelsea hero though he was, Di Matteo was not the club’s saviour. The modelling work of Dr Henry Stott, Dr Mark Latham and Gabriella Lebrecht clearly shows this.

When Roman Abramovich sacked his predecessor, Chelsea were in decline.